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<Row><Code>DZA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Algeria</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>31,471,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,381,741</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AGO</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Angola</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>12,878,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,246,700</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BEN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Benin</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>6,097,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>112,622</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BWA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Botswana</Name><Region>Southern Africa</Region><Population>1,622,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1966</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>581,730</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IOT</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>British Indian Ocean Territory</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>78</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BFA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Burkina Faso</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>11,937,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>274,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BDI</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Burundi</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>6,695,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>27,834</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CMR</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Cameroon</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>15,085,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>475,442</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CPV</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Cape Verde</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>428,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>4,033</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CAF</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Central African Republic</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>3,615,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>622,984</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TCD</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Chad</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>7,651,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,284,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>COM</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Comoros</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>578,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,862</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>COG</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Congo</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>2,943,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>342,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>COD</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Congo, The Democratic Republic of the</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>51,654,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,344,858</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CIV</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>14,786,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>322,463</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>DJI</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Djibouti</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>638,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1977</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>23,200</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>EGY</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Egypt</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>68,470,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1922</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,001,449</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GNQ</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Equatorial Guinea</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>453,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1968</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>28,051</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ERI</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Eritrea</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>3,850,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1993</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>117,600</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ETH</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Ethiopia</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>62,565,000</Population><IndependenceYear>-1000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,104,300</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GAB</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Gabon</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>1,226,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>267,668</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GMB</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Gambia</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>1,305,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1965</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>11,295</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GHA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Ghana</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>20,212,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1957</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>238,533</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GIN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Guinea</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>7,430,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1958</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>245,857</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GNB</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Guinea-Bissau</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>1,213,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1974</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>36,125</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KEN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Kenya</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>30,080,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1963</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>580,367</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LSO</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Lesotho</Name><Region>Southern Africa</Region><Population>2,153,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1966</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>30,355</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LBR</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Liberia</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>3,154,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1847</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>111,369</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LBY</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>5,605,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1951</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,759,540</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MDG</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Madagascar</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>15,942,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>587,041</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MWI</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Malawi</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>10,925,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1964</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>118,484</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MLI</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Mali</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>11,234,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,240,192</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MRT</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Mauritania</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>2,670,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,025,520</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MUS</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Mauritius</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>1,158,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1968</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,040</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MYT</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Mayotte</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>149,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>373</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MAR</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Morocco</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>28,351,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1956</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>446,550</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MOZ</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Mozambique</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>19,680,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>801,590</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NAM</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Namibia</Name><Region>Southern Africa</Region><Population>1,726,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1990</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>824,292</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NER</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Niger</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>10,730,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,267,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NGA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Nigeria</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>111,506,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>923,768</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>REU</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>R&#233;union</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>699,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,510</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>RWA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Rwanda</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>7,733,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>26,338</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SHN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Saint Helena</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>6,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>314</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>STP</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Sao Tome and Principe</Name><Region>Central Africa</Region><Population>147,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>964</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SEN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Senegal</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>9,481,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>196,722</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SYC</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Seychelles</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>77,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1976</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>455</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SLE</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Sierra Leone</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>4,854,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1961</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>71,740</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SOM</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Somalia</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>10,097,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>637,657</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ZAF</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>South Africa</Name><Region>Southern Africa</Region><Population>40,377,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1910</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,221,037</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SDN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Sudan</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>29,490,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1956</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,505,813</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SWZ</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Swaziland</Name><Region>Southern Africa</Region><Population>1,008,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1968</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>17,364</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TZA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Tanzania</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>33,517,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1961</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>883,749</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TGO</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Togo</Name><Region>Western Africa</Region><Population>4,629,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>56,785</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TUN</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Tunisia</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>9,586,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1956</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>163,610</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>UGA</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Uganda</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>21,778,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>241,038</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ESH</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Western Sahara</Name><Region>Northern Africa</Region><Population>293,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>266,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ZMB</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Zambia</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>9,169,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1964</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>752,618</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ZWE</Code><Continent>Africa</Continent><Name>Zimbabwe</Name><Region>Eastern Africa</Region><Population>11,669,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1980</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>390,757</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ATA</Code><Continent>Antarctica</Continent><Name>Antarctica</Name><Region>Antarctica</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>13,120,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BVT</Code><Continent>Antarctica</Continent><Name>Bouvet Island</Name><Region>Antarctica</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>59</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ATF</Code><Continent>Antarctica</Continent><Name>French Southern territories</Name><Region>Antarctica</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>7,780</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HMD</Code><Continent>Antarctica</Continent><Name>Heard Island and McDonald Islands</Name><Region>Antarctica</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>359</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SGS</Code><Continent>Antarctica</Continent><Name>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</Name><Region>Antarctica</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>3,903</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AFG</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Afghanistan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>22,720,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1919</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>652,090</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ARM</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Armenia</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>3,520,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>29,800</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AZE</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Azerbaijan</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>7,734,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>86,600</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BHR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Bahrain</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>617,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1971</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>694</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BGD</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Bangladesh</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>129,155,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1971</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>143,998</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BTN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Bhutan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>2,124,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1910</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>47,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BRN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Brunei</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>328,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1984</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>5,765</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KHM</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Cambodia</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>11,168,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1953</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>181,035</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CHN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>China</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>1,277,558,000</Population><IndependenceYear>-1523</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>9,572,900</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CYP</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Cyprus</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>754,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1960</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>9,251</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TMP</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>East Timor</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>885,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>14,874</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GEO</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Georgia</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>4,968,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>69,700</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HKG</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Hong Kong</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>6,782,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,075</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IND</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>India</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>1,013,662,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1947</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>3,287,263</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IDN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Indonesia</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>212,107,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1945</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,904,569</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IRN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Iran</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>67,702,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1906</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,648,195</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IRQ</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Iraq</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>23,115,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1932</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>438,317</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ISR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Israel</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>6,217,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1948</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>21,056</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>JPN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Japan</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>126,714,000</Population><IndependenceYear>-0660</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>377,829</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>JOR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Jordan</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>5,083,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1946</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>88,946</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KAZ</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Kazakstan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>16,223,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,724,900</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KWT</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Kuwait</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>1,972,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1961</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>17,818</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KGZ</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Kyrgyzstan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>4,699,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>199,900</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LAO</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Laos</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>5,433,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1953</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>236,800</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LBN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Lebanon</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>3,282,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1941</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>10,400</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MAC</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Macao</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>473,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>18</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MYS</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Malaysia</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>22,244,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1957</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>329,758</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MDV</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Maldives</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>286,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1965</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>298</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MNG</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Mongolia</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>2,662,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1921</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,566,500</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MMR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Myanmar</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>45,611,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1948</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>676,578</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NPL</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Nepal</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>23,930,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1769</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>147,181</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PRK</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>North Korea</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>24,039,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1948</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>120,538</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>OMN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Oman</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>2,542,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1951</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>309,500</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PAK</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Pakistan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>156,483,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1947</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>796,095</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PSE</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Palestine</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>3,101,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>6,257</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PHL</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Philippines</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>75,967,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1946</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>300,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>QAT</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Qatar</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>599,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1971</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>11,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SAU</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Saudi Arabia</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>21,607,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1932</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,149,690</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SGP</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Singapore</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>3,567,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1965</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>618</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KOR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>South Korea</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>46,844,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1948</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>99,434</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LKA</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Sri Lanka</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>18,827,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1948</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>65,610</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SYR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Syria</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>16,125,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1941</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>185,180</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TWN</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Taiwan</Name><Region>Eastern Asia</Region><Population>22,256,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1945</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>36,188</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TJK</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Tajikistan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>6,188,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>143,100</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>THA</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Thailand</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>61,399,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1350</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>513,115</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TUR</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Turkey</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>66,591,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1923</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>774,815</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TKM</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Turkmenistan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>4,459,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>488,100</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ARE</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>United Arab Emirates</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>2,441,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1971</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>83,600</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>UZB</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Uzbekistan</Name><Region>Southern and Central Asia</Region><Population>24,318,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>447,400</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VNM</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Vietnam</Name><Region>Southeast Asia</Region><Population>79,832,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1945</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>331,689</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>YEM</Code><Continent>Asia</Continent><Name>Yemen</Name><Region>Middle East</Region><Population>18,112,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1918</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>527,968</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ALB</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Albania</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>3,401,200</Population><IndependenceYear>1912</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>28,748</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AND</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Andorra</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>78,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1278</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>468</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AUT</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Austria</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>8,091,800</Population><IndependenceYear>1918</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>83,859</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BLR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Belarus</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>10,236,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>207,600</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BEL</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Belgium</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>10,239,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1830</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>30,518</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BIH</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Bosnia and Herzegovina</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>3,972,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1992</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>51,197</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BGR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Bulgaria</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>8,190,900</Population><IndependenceYear>1908</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>110,994</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HRV</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Croatia</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>4,473,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>56,538</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CZE</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Czech Republic</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>10,278,100</Population><IndependenceYear>1993</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>78,866</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>DNK</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Denmark</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>5,330,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0800</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>43,094</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>EST</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Estonia</Name><Region>Baltic Countries</Region><Population>1,439,200</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>45,227</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FRO</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Faroe Islands</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>43,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,399</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FIN</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Finland</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>5,171,300</Population><IndependenceYear>1917</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>338,145</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FRA</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>France</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>59,225,700</Population><IndependenceYear>0843</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>551,500</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>DEU</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Germany</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>82,164,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1955</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>357,022</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GIB</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Gibraltar</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>25,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>6</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GRC</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Greece</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>10,545,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1830</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>131,626</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VAT</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Holy See (Vatican City State)</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>1,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1929</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>0</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HUN</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Hungary</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>10,043,200</Population><IndependenceYear>1918</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>93,030</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ISL</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Iceland</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>279,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1944</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>103,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>IRL</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Ireland</Name><Region>British Islands</Region><Population>3,775,100</Population><IndependenceYear>1921</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>70,273</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ITA</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Italy</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>57,680,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1861</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>301,316</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LVA</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Latvia</Name><Region>Baltic Countries</Region><Population>2,424,200</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>64,589</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LIE</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Liechtenstein</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>32,300</Population><IndependenceYear>1806</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>160</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LTU</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Lithuania</Name><Region>Baltic Countries</Region><Population>3,698,500</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>65,301</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LUX</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Luxembourg</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>435,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1867</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,586</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MKD</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Macedonia</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>2,024,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>25,713</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MLT</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Malta</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>380,200</Population><IndependenceYear>1964</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>316</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MDA</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Moldova</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>4,380,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>33,851</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MCO</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Monaco</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>34,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1861</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NLD</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Netherlands</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>15,864,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1581</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>41,526</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NOR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Norway</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>4,478,500</Population><IndependenceYear>1905</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>323,877</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>POL</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Poland</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>38,653,600</Population><IndependenceYear>1918</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>323,250</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PRT</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Portugal</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>9,997,600</Population><IndependenceYear>1143</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>91,982</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ROM</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Romania</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>22,455,500</Population><IndependenceYear>1878</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>238,391</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>RUS</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Russian Federation</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>146,934,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>17,075,400</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SMR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>San Marino</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>27,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0885</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>61</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SVK</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Slovakia</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>5,398,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1993</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>49,012</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SVN</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Slovenia</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>1,987,800</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>20,256</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ESP</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Spain</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>39,441,700</Population><IndependenceYear>1492</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>505,992</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SJM</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Svalbard and Jan Mayen</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>3,200</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>62,422</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SWE</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Sweden</Name><Region>Nordic Countries</Region><Population>8,861,400</Population><IndependenceYear>0836</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>449,964</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CHE</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Switzerland</Name><Region>Western Europe</Region><Population>7,160,400</Population><IndependenceYear>1499</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>41,284</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>UKR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Ukraine</Name><Region>Eastern Europe</Region><Population>50,456,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1991</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>603,700</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GBR</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>United Kingdom</Name><Region>British Islands</Region><Population>59,623,400</Population><IndependenceYear>1066</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>242,900</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>YUG</Code><Continent>Europe</Continent><Name>Yugoslavia</Name><Region>Southern Europe</Region><Population>10,640,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1918</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>102,173</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AIA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Anguilla</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>8,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>96</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ATG</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Antigua and Barbuda</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>68,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1981</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>442</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ABW</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Aruba</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>103,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>193</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BHS</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Bahamas</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>307,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1973</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>13,878</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BRB</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Barbados</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>270,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1966</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>430</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BLZ</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Belize</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>241,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1981</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>22,696</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BMU</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Bermuda</Name><Region>North America</Region><Population>65,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>53</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CAN</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Canada</Name><Region>North America</Region><Population>31,147,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1867</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>9,970,610</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CYM</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Cayman Islands</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>38,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>264</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CRI</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Costa Rica</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>4,023,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1821</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>51,100</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CUB</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Cuba</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>11,201,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1902</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>110,861</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>DMA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Dominica</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>71,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1978</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>751</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>DOM</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Dominican Republic</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>8,495,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1844</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>48,511</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SLV</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>El Salvador</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>6,276,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1841</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>21,041</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GRL</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Greenland</Name><Region>North America</Region><Population>56,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,166,090</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GRD</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Grenada</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>94,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1974</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>344</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GLP</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Guadeloupe</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>456,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,705</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GTM</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Guatemala</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>11,385,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1821</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>108,889</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HTI</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Haiti</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>8,222,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1804</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>27,750</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>HND</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Honduras</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>6,485,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1838</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>112,088</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>JAM</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Jamaica</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>2,583,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>10,990</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MTQ</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Martinique</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>395,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,102</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MEX</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Mexico</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>98,881,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1810</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,958,201</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MSR</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Montserrat</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>11,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>102</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ANT</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Netherlands Antilles</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>217,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>800</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NIC</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Nicaragua</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>5,074,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1838</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>130,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PAN</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Panama</Name><Region>Central America</Region><Population>2,856,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1903</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>75,517</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PRI</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Puerto Rico</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>3,869,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>8,875</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KNA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Saint Kitts and Nevis</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>38,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1983</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>261</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>LCA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Saint Lucia</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>154,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1979</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>622</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SPM</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</Name><Region>North America</Region><Population>7,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>242</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VCT</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>114,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1979</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>388</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TTO</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Trinidad and Tobago</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>1,295,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>5,130</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TCA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Turks and Caicos Islands</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>17,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>430</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>USA</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>United States</Name><Region>North America</Region><Population>278,357,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1776</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>9,363,520</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VGB</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Virgin Islands, British</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>21,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>151</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VIR</Code><Continent>North America</Continent><Name>Virgin Islands, U.S.</Name><Region>Caribbean</Region><Population>93,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>347</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ASM</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>American Samoa</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>68,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>199</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>AUS</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Australia</Name><Region>Australia and New Zealand</Region><Population>18,886,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1901</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>7,741,220</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CXR</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Christmas Island</Name><Region>Australia and New Zealand</Region><Population>2,500</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>135</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CCK</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</Name><Region>Australia and New Zealand</Region><Population>600</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>14</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>COK</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Cook Islands</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>20,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>236</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FJI</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Fiji Islands</Name><Region>Melanesia</Region><Population>817,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1970</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>18,274</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PYF</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>French Polynesia</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>235,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>4,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GUM</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Guam</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>168,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>549</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>KIR</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Kiribati</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>83,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1979</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>726</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MHL</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Marshall Islands</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>64,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1990</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>181</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FSM</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Micronesia, Federated States of</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>119,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1990</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>702</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NRU</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Nauru</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>12,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1968</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>21</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NCL</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>New Caledonia</Name><Region>Melanesia</Region><Population>214,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>18,575</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NZL</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>New Zealand</Name><Region>Australia and New Zealand</Region><Population>3,862,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1907</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>270,534</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NIU</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Niue</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>2,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>260</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>NFK</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Norfolk Island</Name><Region>Australia and New Zealand</Region><Population>2,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>36</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>MNP</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Northern Mariana Islands</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>78,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>464</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PLW</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Palau</Name><Region>Micronesia</Region><Population>19,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1994</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>459</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PNG</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Papua New Guinea</Name><Region>Melanesia</Region><Population>4,807,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>462,840</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PCN</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Pitcairn</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>50</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>49</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>WSM</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Samoa</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>180,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1962</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,831</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SLB</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Solomon Islands</Name><Region>Melanesia</Region><Population>444,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1978</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>28,896</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TKL</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Tokelau</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>2,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>12</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TON</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Tonga</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>99,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1970</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>650</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>TUV</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Tuvalu</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>12,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1978</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>26</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>UMI</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>United States Minor Outlying Islands</Name><Region>Micronesia/Caribbean</Region><Population>0</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>16</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VUT</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Vanuatu</Name><Region>Melanesia</Region><Population>190,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1980</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>12,189</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>WLF</Code><Continent>Oceania</Continent><Name>Wallis and Futuna</Name><Region>Polynesia</Region><Population>15,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>200</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ARG</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Argentina</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>37,032,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1816</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>2,780,400</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BOL</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Bolivia</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>8,329,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1825</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,098,581</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>BRA</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Brazil</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>170,115,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1822</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>8,547,403</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>CHL</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Chile</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>15,211,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1810</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>756,626</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>COL</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Colombia</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>42,321,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1810</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,138,914</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>ECU</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Ecuador</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>12,646,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1822</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>283,561</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>FLK</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Falkland Islands</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>2,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>12,173</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GUF</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>French Guiana</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>181,000</Population><IndependenceYear>0000</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>90,000</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>GUY</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Guyana</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>861,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1966</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>214,969</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PRY</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Paraguay</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>5,496,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1811</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>406,752</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>PER</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Peru</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>25,662,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1821</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>1,285,216</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>SUR</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Suriname</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>417,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1975</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>163,265</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>URY</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Uruguay</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>3,337,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1828</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>175,016</SurfaceArea></Row>
<Row><Code>VEN</Code><Continent>South America</Continent><Name>Venezuela</Name><Region>South America</Region><Population>24,170,000</Population><IndependenceYear>1811</IndependenceYear><SurfaceArea>912,050</SurfaceArea></Row>
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